The Victorian Greens have proposed profit caps on household staples in a bid to crack down on supermarket price hikes. Under the draft laws, to be released on Tuesday, the state government would be given the power to declare products like fruit, vegetables, bread and milk as an “essential groceryContinue Reading
A popular carmaker could be forced to fork out millions after it admitted to falsely telling customers at three service centres the businesses were going to be shut down. Federal Court Justice Nathan Moshinsky on Friday recommended Honda pay $6 million after it was sued by the Australian Competition andContinue Reading
Qantas has denied breaking the law over the ghost flight scandal and accused the consumer watchdog of failing to understand the “reality” of the airline industry. Australia’s top consumer watchdog the ACCC has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court, alleging Qantas sold thousands of tickets on already cancelled flights,Continue Reading
One of Australia’s biggest energy retailers has been taken to court by the corporate watchdog over allegations the company misled customers about the prices of their electricity plans. The Australian Competition and Consumer Watchdog (ACCC) announced on Friday they had lodged proceedings against EnergyAustralia in the Federal Court, citing allegedContinue Reading
A Perth woman has been told she could lose a thumb after contracting a terrifying bacterial infection from a manicure. Sue, 48, has lived with a searing pain in her thumb for the last two years after contracting a staph infection while getting a manicure at a Perth beauty salon.Continue Reading